, 1887-08-11
LOCAL JOTTHNoS.

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A representative of the Hall Safe
and Lock company Is in town.
Pyke's company has departed, and
the lovers of music are disconsoiate'
The Baptist church is draped In
mourning out OF respect for the dead
pastor.
The members of the council are
earning all tho honors there are In
the office.
The court In the rear of the post
office Is being cleaned up. 1t needed
IL sadly.
A coat of tar is being put upon the
roof of the Howard Street Uphois'
terry company.
The contractor is waiting for the
necessary iron to push work on the
Squier hotel.
The police magistrate had rest
yesterday for the first time for a
number of days.
Roe & Henderson are lengthenfng
out Main street, according to con-
tract, in great shape.
The stairway in Tull's new block
has been completed, ana Is hand-
some piece of work.
Mr.. L. p. Gillette has been APP
pointed agent for the Pope Columbia
bicycle manufacturing company.
The name of the California house
is to be changed to the Windsor, and
it will soon open under that title.
The Willis block Is nearing com
pletion and will be one of the stately
architectural ornaments of the city.
\ A large load of fine watermelons
came into town yesterday, and went
off like hot cakes at the rate OF fifty
to sixty cents each.
The funeral of the late Rev. j. +.
Baker takes place from the Baptist
church this morning upon the arrival
of the east bound train.
The narrow passageway between
BOoge's office and the store recently
moved next 1t, has been nicely fitted
up with IA plank walk and door.
The towers on the Windsor house
have been supplied with colored
glass windows, adding materially to
the appearance of the structure.
The "Devips Auction" is billed for
this city next Monday evening. The
ballet is the chief attraction in this
combination, and it has a great at
tractive power.
At q meeting Of Rescue hose COM
pany, Tuesday evening, Dan Snyder
and Jas. Daniels, two active young
men, were elected members to fill
existing vacancies.
There is mammoth cucumber on
exhibition at the store of Cole IL
BoOrman, on Post street. One in
credulOus citizen insisted that it was
young watermelon.
The remains of Rev. j. F. Baker
were brought i'm from Medical Lake
yesterday, arriving between one and
two o'clock in the morning. They
were taken to the late residence of
the deceased.
Messrs. Gayer & Stoffel, two en-
terprising young men recently from
Montana, have opened the Montana
Exchange, public resort on Mill
street, which they propose to con-
duct in first-class order.
b. Writings family has just been
increased by the arrival "f son,
who tipped the heam nt eleven
pounds. Whiting Immediately put
another addition to tn" city on the
market to meet contingencies.
f. M. Tull has flung out his banner
on the outer wall of his mammoth
Riverside avenue brick block. 1t
announces furniture and Carpets"
to the world, and is so prominent
that 1t can be readily read from al
most any distance.
That man Ed. Davis, the Post
street grocer, Is one of the liveliest
business men in the city. He keeps
a choice stock, sells low, lets people
know it through the columns of the
local press, and is building up large |
trade. He is entitled to success.
The brick shot tower at the corner
of Riverside avenue and Howard |
street is going skyward very rapidly. |
1t is of narrow limits, but when |
ready to surrender over to the owner |
it will be beautiful edifice and a !
great addition to the business part OF
town.
In the number of fires Walla Walla
takes the lead over every other city
of the same size in America. III
there is not an alarm about every
other day the natives commence
feeling i'll at ease. The last one oc-
Cured yesterday morning when a
stable and its contents, valued at
$1,000, was consumed.
The mem bers of the Y. M. G.. 4.
will give social in the hall Of the
organization over the post Office next
Saturday evening. AS this society
always manages to give an extra
good entertainment, ,inall probability,
the house will contain as many as it
will accommodate on the occasion.
1t Is rumored that the railroad is
soon to make move thatlwlll be of
great importance to the city. The
plan is to build side track which
short distance north OF the place,
run TO the river, and follow its course
to n point near the juncture with
creek, where 1t will
s'rike the regular track again. The